How I started...

When I was young my family 
moved to Malta for a few 
years. With no TV, my mother
encouraged us kids to draw, 
on anything, even on the 
kitchen wall if we were 
good enough.
Then, when I was five I won 
a prize for a horse made out 
of matchsticks and spuds. 

I was on my way. 



Later, back in England, I did Art & Design Foundation at Scarborough Tech 
then studied art at teacher training college in Newcastle. 

  While working as a 
  photographer I 
  experimented with 
  projecting slides 
  of straight lines
  onto a model and
  was struck by the 
  amazing woodgrain 
  effect. Until this 
  point all the 3-D 
  work I'd done was 
  in clay or plaster. 
  These are easy to 
  shape, but I'd 
  never found a finish 
  that inspired me. 
  Then, when I saw 
  this series of 
  photos it just hit me. 
  Wood! Try wood. 

  I was soon hooked..